springtime color block socks

I call them Springtime Color Block Socks – which kind of rhymes. They are made from that yummy cashmere with some fun flecks of Koigu Merino.

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I wanted to make socks and do colorwork but when I had all the colors the original idea I had didn’t make much sense. Then I dove into the fair isle book to find some interesting pattern ideas but none were really right for what I wanted.

So I remembered there was a slip stitch that looked like little blocks and that was more the look I was going for, but I wanted to mix it up a bit. So instead of doing faux-blocks of even widths around the sock, I mixed it up by going from 2×2 to 3×3 and shifting their placement every few rows so it doesn’t look like a grid.

I love the socks! I haven’t knit a pair socks since sock wars two years ago. I think it’s nearly time for me to get back in my sock groove. I just have to finish this sweater and about 90 other things…you know how it is 🙂

Thank you Alyssa! Oddly enough I am just getting into socks. I have known how to do all the elements for years, just never had a desire to do so but those tights required a sock foot and it was kind of fun making them. I can’t believe you did sock wars – how fun! I have a sweater that I should technically finish but I kind of also want to dream up another project. What that is, who knows…